The Ministry of Justice in Qatar announced that, in collaboration with Adobe Systems, it is stepping up efforts to protect Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and further reduce software piracy in the country.
During the press conf

A new law to protect trademarks was passed by the Bahrain parliament.
The law, proposed by the Shura Council in 2007, means international and local trademarks are not used on other products.
Any misuse of trademarks will be punishe

Dubai Customs has invited trademark owners in the UAE to register their trademarks to guarantee their rights and protect them from forgery and counterfeit.
This move by the Intellectual Property Right (IPR) department of Dubai Customs will

Jitendra Consulting Group, which provides accounts, auditing, business consultancy, has come out with a pocket-book on trademark registration.
“The digital revolution has made the aspect of intellectual property complex and difficult to ma

Microsoft Gulf said it will be working closely with the UAE Ministry of Justice’s Institute of Judicial Training and Studies to create more public awareness on intellectual property rights (IPR) and their protection.
The institute has comm

As part of its ongoing efforts to curb the spread of pirated software, Microsoft Gulf had filed criminal complaints which led to five anti-piracy raids on resellers in the UAE during the last month.
Raids were conducted in Dubai and Sharja

Microsoft Gulf announced that it had filed criminal complaints which led to four anti-piracy raids on resellers in the UAE over the last two months, as part of its ongoing efforts to curb the spread of pirated software in the region.
Three

The UAE's Ministry of Economy (MoE) has issued directives to the concerned authorities to clamp down on unauthorised Dish TV dealers.
The directives strongly emphasize that selling these boxes in the UAE is prohibited as it violates na

Autodesk, the world leader in 2D and 3D design software, has tied up with Kuwait's Intellectual Property (IP) Department, to promote copyright protection in the country.
The collaboration between the two organisations will focus on the

Microsoft and the UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE) conducted anti-piracy raids on two computer resellers in Dubai who were found downloading business software without authorisation.
Microsoft, a member of the Business Software Alliance (BSA),